NIAC backs J&J and AstraZeneca vaccines for under-50s

The National Immunisation Advisory Committee has advised that the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines can be administered to 40 to 49-year-olds with some conditions attached.

The HSE’s chief clinical officer Dr Colm Henry has confirmed that the National Immunisation Advisory Committee's (NIAC) advice is that the age limit for AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines can be reduced from 50 years to 40 years.

Dr Henry told Newstalk’s Pat Kenny show that NIAC had sent new advice to the Government.